All Right, Sir

"You'll be amazed at how often you look back ... and smile."For more than thirty years, John "Ned" Riester had a front-row seat to life at the Virginia Military Institute-and life at VMI was rarely predictable.In All Right, Sir, Riester opens the door to the barracks, classrooms, field trips, inspections, and countless unexpected moments that made his years at VMI unforgettable. From cadet pranks and late-night adventures to classroom antics and the sometimes-unbelievable situations faced by an Officer in Charge, these stories capture a world of discipline, tradition, friendship, and plenty of laughter.A VMI graduate himself, Riester returned to the Institute as a professor and ultimately encountered thousands of cadets during his career. What emerged was much more than a collection of funny stories. It became a celebration of the people who make VMI what it is-and of the relationships between teachers, mentors, cadets, colleagues, and friends that endure long after graduation.Warm, irreverent, and filled with heart, All Right, Sir is a memoir about the moments that seem crazy when they happen-and become the stories we treasure for the rest of our lives.______________________John Edward "Ned" Riester, Jr. graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1978 and was commissioned into the United States Navy, where he entered the submarine service. In 1993, he returned to VMI as a member of the faculty and spent thirty years teaching in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.During his VMI career, Riester served in numerous roles beyond the classroom, including Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Head, Officer in Charge in the barracks, Superintendent's Representative to the cadet Honor Court, and director of the Summer Transition Program, which he led for seventeen years.

Author: John E. Riester
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Parson's Porch
Published: 09/01/2026
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9798895321461